{"id":148207,"date":"2025-09-07T05:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=148207"},"modified":"2025-09-07T05:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:55:13","slug":"stray-kids-break-records-their-album-hits-1-million-sales-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/stray-kids-break-records-their-album-hits-1-million-sales-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Stray Kids break records: Their album hits 1 million sales in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Stray Kids<\/strong> have officially broken another record! In 2025, they became the first K-pop act to sell over 1 million total album units in the United States, a market where cracking the charts is a significant achievement for a K-pop act. Their latest record-breaking album proves they have the star power and sales power to sell a million copies outside of South Korea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billboardcharts\/status\/1963636520776065137\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stray_Kids?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Stray_Kids<\/a> earn their seventh career No. 1 album on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Billboard200?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Billboard200<\/a> this week, thanks to \u2018KARMA.\u2019 \ud83d\udcc8<\/p>\n<p>They now hold the all-time record for the most No. 1 albums among K-pop acts.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the group\u2019s full history on the Billboard 200. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kYK8z3lelV\">pic.twitter.com\/kYK8z3lelV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; billboard charts (@billboardcharts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billboardcharts\/status\/1963636520776065137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This milestone lands during a powerhouse year for the group, fueled by their fourth studio album \u201c<strong>KARMA<\/strong>.\u201d The album has been smashing charts worldwide and showing why the boys dominate the fourth generation of K-pop. The boy group debuted their latest album at #1 on the Billboard 200, with 313,000 equivalent units, the third biggest sales in the first week this year (behind Morgan Wallen and The Weekend).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stray_Kids\/status\/1962318869919580407\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ko\" dir=\"ltr\">Stray Kids(\uc2a4\ud2b8\ub808\uc774 \ud0a4\uc988) &quot;KARMA&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc5 7th Consecutive Billboard 200 #1 Album &quot;KARMA&quot;<\/p>\n<p>STAY\u2763 \uc800\ud76c\uac00 KARMA\ub85c 7\uc5f0\uc18d \ube4c\ubcf4\ub4dc 200\ucc28\ud2b8 1\uc704\ub97c \ub2ec\uc131\ud558\uc600\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4!! \uc774\ub7f0 \ub9d0\ub3c4 \uc548 \ub418\ub294 \uae30\ub85d\uc740 \ubaa8\ub450 STAY\uc758 \uc751\uc6d0\uacfc \uc0ac\ub791 \ub355\uc5d0 \uac00\ub2a5\ud588\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4. \ub108\ubb34 \ub108\ubb34 \uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p>STAY, we have charted No. 1 on the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j0Ejs9xjHg\">pic.twitter.com\/j0Ejs9xjHg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stray Kids (@Stray_Kids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stray_Kids\/status\/1962318869919580407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And the cherry on top? \u201cKARMA\u201d became their seventh number one album on the chart, the most for any group in the 21st century. With this feat, they surpassed big names like<strong> BTS, Linkin Park, and Dave Matthews Band<\/strong>. As they roll into more world tours, brand collabs, and fresh projects, 2025 is shaping up to be their landmark year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stray Kids have officially broken another record! In 2025, they became the first K-pop act to sell over 1 million total album units in the United States, a market where cracking the charts is a significant achievement for a K-pop act. 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